20mph limits coming for 41 Thornbury roads

NEW 20mph speed limits will be brought in on 41 roads on new developments in Thornbury.

The roads are on new developments built off Morton Way and Butt Lane.

South Gloucestershire Council also wants to reduce the limit on parts of Oldbury Lane that currently have a 60mph limit down to 40mph.

The council published an order to introduce the limits on July 9, with a consultation open until August 2.

Announcing the move on its consultation page, the council said: “Thornbury has recently seen significant expansion with several pockets of new residential development being built along Morton Way and Butt Lane between Morton Street and Grovesend Road.

“Further development is also planned to the south of Oldbury Lane in the near future.

“These proposals aim to manage traffic speeds in this area following the urbanisation of what used to be rural farmland.

“This would bring all the new speed limits under one order, funded by the various development companies involved.

“These new developments have streets that were designed to encourage lower traffic speeds and so these proposals aim to reflect the residential nature of these streets.”

Roads covered by the new limit

The streets proposed for 20mph limits are: Barley Fields, Bells Close, Bramley Road, Bridge Hill Close, Buttercup Road, Cleve Leaze, Cleve Wood Road, Clover Ground, Clover Road, Collester Way, Colwell Close, Corn Rows, Deer Park, Epicure Road, Farmers Walk, Golden Spire, Harvest Way, Haybob Road, Hay Fields, Horse Leaze, Maize Close, Marbled White Close, Meadow Brown Close, Nelmes Close, Paddock Road, Pastoral Road, Peacock Road, Pippen Drive, Purple Emperor Road, Red Admiral Way, Rye Ground,  Rustic Way, Scythe Way, Shrew Gardens, Speckled Wood Road (pictured above), Squirrel Crescent, Swallowtail Close, Ten Acres Road, Thresher Close, Wild Flower Road and Withy Leaze.

The consultation can be found on the council’s website.

The page includes more details of the proposals, maps of the affected roads, and a statement of reasons for the order, along with a link to a questionnaire for people to comment.

Anyone who is not online can call 01454 868009 for more information.